Marolles
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marolles (INSEE 51352) is in Marne (51), part of CC de Vitry, Champagne et Der. Population 796 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/51352-marolles
Vitality score
Vitality score 32/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 15,672 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAUDE SANDERE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE KIEFFER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MAROLLES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (VAL'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (EQYNOX HOTEL - LES JARDINS D'EQYNOX). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CLAUDE SANDERE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE KIEFFER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MAROLLES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | VAL'HAIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | EQYNOX HOTEL - LES JARDINS D'EQYNOX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 911 (2012) → 796 (2023): -12.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 495 (1990) → 796 (2023): 60.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 361, of which 0.6 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vitry-le-François): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vitry-le-François): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Marolles): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vitry-le-François): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Marolles): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FRIGNICOURT weather station, 2 km away at 113 m; the village itself is at 108 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FRIGNICOURT, 2 km away at 113 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 710 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FRIGNICOURT, 2 km away at 113 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
36 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 121,500 € — 1,265 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Marne is 1,798 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51352/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51352/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51352/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51352/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51649
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51352
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues | 34 | 560 km S | 775 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vieille-Église-en-Yvelines | 78 | 202 km W | 652 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Athies | 62 | 218 km NW | 1,038 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saliès | 81 | 570 km S | 806 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anisy | 14 | 371 km W | 819 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage | 38 | 417 km S | 784 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 85 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieille-Église-en-Yvelines | 78 | 202 km W | 652 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Athies | 62 | 218 km NW | 1,038 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anisy | 14 | 371 km W | 819 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage | 38 | 417 km S | 784 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 85 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues | 34 | 560 km S | 775 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saliès | 81 | 570 km S | 806 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Marolles's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieille-Église-en-Yvelines | 78 | 202 km W | 652 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gressy | 77 | 145 km W | 807 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Yon | 91 | 180 km W | 923 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ottersthal | 67 | 200 km E | 805 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lessy | 57 | 116 km NE | 794 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corent | 63 | 356 km S | 799 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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